The Young Lion

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London is brightly lit and Wembley is packed.

The life-and-death battle between Millwall and Real Madrid in the Champions League will begin in half an hour, and the players who have finished warming up on both sides have returned to the dressing room.

Attendance at Wembley was overwhelming today.

In addition to the importance of the event, this will also be Millwall's last Champions League match at Wembley. Starting next season, they will play the Champions League match at their home stadium, unless Wembley can host it in the future The Champions League final, and Millwall has successfully advanced to the final, then the Wild Lions will return to this stadium to fight.

With such a background, the fans of the Wild Lions almost occupied the entire stands of the stadium. The stands were rendered into a blue ocean, and various slogans and banners were flying in the stands. The hot scene could easily make the audience fall into excitement In a state of madness.

Aldridge observed the spirit of the Real Madrid team before walking out of the player tunnel. They all had serious faces, not to mention the underdogs. After all, the lineup was neat, and it felt intuitively that they were here to fight back and stage a Jedi counterattack!

The second leg of the Champions League semi-final is about to take place. Millwall will face Real Madrid at Wembley. The total score is 4:3. Millwall has a great advantage, but this game is not without chance for Real Madrid. They At Old Trafford, they beat Manchester United 3:2 to advance. Anything can happen on the football field. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides in today's game.

Millwall 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Guard: Schneider. Materazzi. Southgate. Gianluca.

Midfield: Gattuso, Pirlo, Nedved.

Forwards: Larsson, Henry, Ronaldinho.

Real Madrid 442.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas.

Defenders: Salgado, Hierro, Elguera, Carlos.

Midfielder: McManaman. Ballack, Redondo, Raul.

Forward: Anelka,

Morientes.

In the last round at the Bernabeu, Bosque's 532 formation failed to suppress Millwall's counterattack at all. When he came to the away game, he chose a 442 formation that strengthened the midfield control and made it more balanced. Will this choice have a miraculous effect? Watch it slowly during the game.

Real Madrid changed, which Aldridge did not expect.

and. This 442, just look at the starting lineup. You can guess that this is an asymmetric 442.

Raul and McManaman seem to be symmetrical full-backs, but in fact they are not. Raul will operate in the front midfielder area, leaving the wing to Carlos alone. At the same time, the midfielder is strengthened, and Carlos assists up. In the empty space at the back, Redondo's supplementary defense can also avoid worries. Ballack's b2b coverage allows them to defend without being weakened by the loss of a defender.

Millwall returned to London, and Aldridge chose to play his own style, 433, storming.

Such a decision is that he has learned the lesson of Manchester United's exit. Manchester United scored 0:0 in the away game and returned to Old Trafford to control the situation on the field, but was directly beaten by Real Madrid.

At the start of the game, Millwall kicked off the ball first and attacked at the beginning. In London, the right time, place and people are all in their favor, and they strive to catch Real Madrid by surprise.

After a smooth pass from the midfielder, the ball passed to Larson on the right side of the penalty area. He decisively chose to hit the goal, but the ball missed under the interference of Redondo.

Aldridge observed Real Madrid's defensive run and realized that the game had deviated slightly from his pre-match situation.

Bosque really dared to go all out, taking the risk to change the mature formation and play, and let Ballack join the midfield. In a sense, it weakened Redondo's offense, but strengthened Redondo's defensive task, and Ballack was not That kind of pure offensive player, in the defense just now, Redondo interfered with Larson, and Ballack guarded the front threat area in the middle of the penalty area to prevent Millwall players from the middle.

When Real Madrid organized an attack, Redondo had an extra helper in the midfield, Ballack, who could support a wide range of activities. The two could ensure that Real Madrid's offense advanced smoothly through the half in the face of Millwall's high-pressure press.

Millwall's first attack resulted in a shot, and Real Madrid's first attack was simply devastating.

Ballack played the ball wide to McManaman, who sent a long diagonal pass over the Millwall backline before Zambrotta stretched out to intercept it.

Straight through the top!

Raul, Anelka and Morientes rushed forward, Materazzi and Southgate retreated immediately after McManaman passed the ball, and Schneider quickly retreated to shrink the penalty area.

Millwall's defense was extremely fast, and the over-the-top through ball really hit it.

After all, Gattuso and Makelele are not the same type of defensive midfielder, and his ability to predict is not top-notch. Therefore, he lost Raul, and he can only fight for speed when he chases back. Fortunately, he has plenty of energy and can't run to death. , Dare to fight and grab, never give up.

Raul just got the ball from the left side in front of the penalty area, and he wanted to go forward to form a single goal, but he quickly found that he had no room to move forward. Unexpectedly, Millwall retreated surprisingly fast. Wall's excellent tactical awareness.

Schneider shrinks to block his forward line, Materazzi and Southgate face-up to mark Anelka and Morientes, now they only need to hold Raul, and then they can create an interception for Gattuso Timing, how long does this take? 2-3 seconds only.

Raúl unexpectedly passes the ball back, then he continues to run forward, looking like he is going to reverse offside, and behind him, it is Carlos who follows up to meet the ball, and the golden left foot thumps and explodes. Shen's long shot.

Bout flew to save and blocked the ball with one hand. The ball was refracted, but it still flew towards the goal.

boom!

The refracted ball hit the crossbar hard and popped out.

The ball that popped out went straight 40 yards away from the goal, one can imagine how powerful the shot was.

The audience did not have time to exclaim and sigh, or wipe off their cold sweat. Pirlo got the ball and turned around to launch a fast break. But Ballack cleared the ball with a big foot. His handling is correct, because he is not sure to completely break the ball to organize the offense, so in order to gain time for the offensive players to return to defense, destruction is the first priority.

After you come and I have a threatening offensive in the opening game, Aldridge immediately gestured to the players on the sidelines, and used shouting to ensure that every player could understand his adjustments.

With Real Madrid's formation today, Millwall can't use high pressure to press.

Raul, Anelka. Even Morientes is actually not slow, plus their midfielders, Redondo, Ballack, McManaman, these are all characters with the ability to make a deadly pass, like the attack just now, McManaman made an over-the-top pass without stopping the ball, and then his teammates quickly advanced forward. There was a lot of space behind the central defender. If this continues, Millwall may be beaten into a sieve.

Millwall is somewhat similar to Real Madrid. There are role players who are good at passing and controlling in the midfield, especially Bosque's formation today, almost forming a pair situation, and the comparison is who can suppress the opponent's midfielder.

Aldridge's immediate adjustment after the opening counteracted Millwall's advantage in the early stage of the game, because they had to re-adapt themselves and unify their thinking, which lost the advantage of an overall outbreak to make good use of the early stage of the game.

After Real Madrid gradually entered the state, the two teams started a confrontational battle, because they were both afraid of the opponent's penetration through the pass, the defense line was dragged back, the midfield area was empty, and the midfielder cooperated smoothly during the confrontation, and they could both The offense advances to the front line.

In the first 25 minutes of the game, the two teams completed a total of 13 shots, Millwall 7 shots, and Real Madrid 6 shots. The scene was truly beautiful.

Such a situation, Aldridge does not like.

But facing Real Madrid, Millwall does not have the advantage of completely suppressing it, unless they have another football philosophy: possession of the ball.

If Real Madrid can't get the ball, then Real Madrid's offense will be out of the question.

But that is not Millwall's philosophy, not Aldrich's style.

When there is a 10% chance to make a goal, Millwall will not choose to ignore it, but choose to attack, attack, attack!

They just want to play passionate offense in constant offensive and defensive transitions.

Therefore, when the opportunities are equal, it is difficult to say that Millwall has a clear advantage. It can only be said that they and Real Madrid have equal opportunities and are evenly matched.

This requires more players to grasp the ability, and the missed golden opportunity is unforgivable.

Hall showed a rare expression of disappointment and unwillingness on the sidelines. Larson missed an excellent opportunity, and an unmarked supplementary shot in the penalty area was higher than the crossbar. If he is given the same opportunity ten times, I believe He can score at least eight.

Aldridge is naturally under pressure. In this situation, the first goal is crucial, and every opportunity is precious.

He just stared at Real Madrid's penalty area with anticipation. He watched Larsson unmarked and made a supplementary shot in the penalty area. Casillas had already fallen to the ground, but Larsen kicked the ball away. Aldridge naturally bent over and bowed his head. With regret on his face, he shook his head slightly when he raised his head again to express his incomprehension.

In the 34th minute, Anel Carra went out of the penalty area and shot a cold arrow on the periphery, and a long shot was saved by Bout to the bottom line.

Real Madrid got a corner, they took a tactical corner, and suddenly hit the goal. The ball bounced in the penalty area and went straight into the net. McManaman himself didn't expect it to go in.

Bout asked the defenders in disbelief: Why did the ball hit the ground!

It is taboo for the high-altitude ball to land in the penalty area!

Whether it is a high ball pass or a corner kick, one of the responsibilities of the defensive player is not to let the ball bounce, to be precise, it must cause damage on the point of impact.

Gattuso lowered his head and walked forward. He was shaken by Morientes. The ball bounced in front of him and flew into the back corner of the goal. Did not touch the ball.

Real Madrid's players did not celebrate the goal, and immediately went back to form and prepare to kick off again.

McManaman's unexpected goal gave Real Madrid the hope of reaching the final at Wembley, and if they can keep clean sheets, he only needs to score one more goal to come back and miraculously reach the final. Champions League final!

The Wembley stands were full of enthusiasm. The Wild Lions fans lost their minds briefly after the team conceded a goal, but soon they cheered harder for the team.

They know what the team needs more now.

Aldridge loosened his tie, then continued to cheer the team on the sidelines.

At this time, the team must maintain unity of thought and there must be no division.

Do we not let Real Madrid score, or do we beat each other with goals?

If there is such a difference of thought, the game is really over. (to be continued..)